Bring zuh rabeet to me.
I must taste heem.
Yannnnnnnnnllllggggg. Dee-lee-shous.
Alexandra B. says all the animals on her farm want to meet the fresh buns as they pop out of the oven, and rescued fawn Callie is no exception.
Posts tagged as: Interspecies Snorgling
I Must Leeck You
June 28, 2011 By
THIS JUST IN: Word from Theo!
June 27, 2011 By
Great news, Team Overload! We just got two of our favorite things delivered to our inbox: kitten pics AND WORD FROM THEO*!
Hi Meg! Got a little something here, courtesy of Laurie C. of IBKC, the Dearborns, and the US Freakin’ Army. (Do please follow those links.)
The tabby is Phoebe, the budding Siamese is Sheldon (who looks like Rikki at that age!) and the gray-and-white in my cargo pocket is Pearla. The two calicos are Geraldine and Marla (I don’t remember which is which, sorry). The guy in the ACUs is, well, me, of course.
Cheers! I have 1 week left until I get 2 weeks of leave, and I will be going HOME. Minnesota bound! Take care.
- T. (SPC Durbin)
*For any folks new to the site, Theo was our comment moderator extraordinaire for years, before the Army called! We’re so glad to hear how well he’s doing and maintaining his connection to The Qte. I know, let’s tell him how much we miss him, in the comments!
Holy Imprinting!
June 11, 2011 By
Discovery News is reporting some awesome interspecies duckling/pup action:
According to Sara Hallager, a bird biologist at the National Zoo; “All baby birds, when they’re born, the first thing they see, which is usually the same species, is what they imprint on.”
So how did this duckling duo end up thinking a dog was their parent? It turns out it wasn’t part of the original plan when Frances Marsh, 25, and her family bought two two-day-old ducklings at a local garden center near their home in Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Yogi, the family’s 5-year-old corgi, was in the car that day and was instantly fascinated by the family’s purchase.
“They were in a little box. He just leaned his head over and licked them,” Marsh said.
Ever since, the ducklings, Biggie and ‘Pac, have chosen to follow Yogi, as if he were their mother.
Alertly spotted by Sender Inner Nicholas H. Story and hovertexts by Amy Enchelmeyer for Discovery News. Photos by Frances Marsh. More on this story over on Discovery News.
Where Every Day is Caturday
June 11, 2011 By
…on Tashirojima, or “Cat Island”, in Japan (natch).
It all started way back when mice ate the silkworms being raised to make silk, so the farmers brought in a few cats.
Then, fishermen noticed they were able to make weather forecasts based on the cat’s behavior and considered cats good luck.
The cat population is now larger than the human population (around 100 peeps, number of kittehs unknown) on the island.
The human residents of Cat Island have a special reverence for cats, as you can see from their Island Shrine…
…and architecture
And apparently Mother Nature does too because, though it could have been a (coff)cat-astrophe(coff), all the cats are safe after the recent earthquake and tsunami.
In Japan, cats really do bring good fortune!
Thanks to alert reader Josh N. for pointing out this place exists. Cat Island Facts and Hover-factoids by Wikipedia. Kittens out and about and on the pier at the beginning and end of the post are by Yugoroyd. Cat Shrine images via Tofugu TV. Purrfect architecture by Hirano Sui and Yugoroyd. Want more? Visit the Japanese blog about island fishing and daily life. Hai!
I’ll Miss You All Summer
June 7, 2011 By
I can’t believe that you’ll be moving up a grade and they’re holding me back, just because they say I’m… (snif!) slow! It’s not my fault! I’m supposed to be slow!
Another of Ant’s Quality Foraged Links.
Gonna Need that Ear Back, Thanks…
June 5, 2011 By
When a bear cub wandered into the yard of a Slovenian family, it made itself right at home — to the delight and/or chagrin of the family dog. Local authorities hope to be able to care for the cub soon.
Story, more photos at International Business Times.
The DirecTV Guy Looks Kinda Different
June 1, 2011 By
Frogulence — I has it (ribbet).
I like the best (ribbet). But I also like savings the money (ribbet).
So when DirecTV tell me five months free plus mini giraffe for most premium package (ribbet)… I jump in it like lily pond (ribbet).
From sender-inner Natalie F.: “I recently was checking your site and saw a picture my dad, Barry F. had submitted several years back with my Pekingese, Puka Shu-shu and the rescued bull frog. The very day you posted this, my daughter caught a tree frog and decided to keep her as a pet. I am a photographer and had to take some quick photos of our tree frog, Princess, with a furry friend to send in for a tribute to my sweet beloved Puka!”
Concept shamelessly stolen from DirecTV commercial (ribbet).
What Can I Say? Chicks Dig Me!
May 31, 2011 By
When a Chinese farmer’s cat came across thirty chicks that escaped from their enclosure, the farmer feared the worst — but instead, the cat became their mother hen, licking and playing with the Chicken McNuggets.
Found by Barbarella, aka The Mad Cat Lady (via this Dutch site, where you can see more pics)
You’re my puppy
May 29, 2011 By
According a story floating around the Internets, this little ginger foster kitten named Cheech was introduced to a teeny tiny five-day old orphaned chihuahua puppy named Casanova.
Cheech took to the little puppy, immediately grooming and cleaning him.
The puppy responded to his every touch, snuggling up to his new friend like a pup to his mother.
When Cheech was tired, he would climb into the puppy’s box and cuddle, sharing the heating blanket.
To Cheech, he was “his” puppy and best friend.
You have GOT to be kidding me [cross-eyed head tilt], Holly F. Photos may be by Kimberly J, we’re not sure…
[ooh ooh, lookit who popped up in the comments! the original story!]
Statuesque Beauty
May 20, 2011 By
Oh, my leetle rutabaga, why do you eeg-nore me? I loff you!
Just one kees, mah darl-leeng…
And if you think that was strange, the facts are stranger: This squirrel has become obsessed with this statue in a Russian suburb. Full story at the Daily Mail.
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